Ok. Today I will be doing a review on my new Blackhearted Ion.
2k5 Black Ion
Qlock
Blackheart Board
14" AA Barrel (new style)
My review will mostly be about the Board. Having used the stock board, and seen the few settings it has, I realized buying a stock-boarded Ion was not in my best interest. I saw a few Virtued Ions, but they were all a bit above my price range. Then, my friend/neighbor decided he was willing to sell his blackhearted Ion to me. It cost me 260, everything new except the Qlock and gun (they were used 2 times)
Weight: Having previously owned a mech cocker and an A5, the Ion was a godsend in terms of weight. I know altogether that the Ion's weight isn't really that good when compared to some other guns, but it is more than light enough for me. I think that with the Qlock and AA barrel it weighs in at approx. 2 lbs 4 oz. Not perfect, but more than light enough for me.
Accuracy: I know this is kind of a sketchy topic in terms of paintball, but I found the Ion to be just a bit less accurate than my cocker using Diablo F-13 paint (pretty good stuff) shooting at a target about 40 feet away.
Consistency: Haven't been able to check this out yet, as I have exams this week so I can't go play, but I haven't had any pb's hit each other in midair so I guess that's a good thing
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THE BOARD: Ok. The Blackheart comes with 4 base modes: Semi Auto, 3-rd burst (capped at 10 bps), Full-Auto, and "Rebound" (Ramping).
A great feature that comes with the board is the small speaker that chirps when you turn it on or off, or when you turn vision mode on or off. When you are changing modes, the speaker will chirp however many times after four seconds to tell you what mode you're in. It's very handy.
-Semi Auto
Semi Auto is a very simple mode. All that is required is to set the Cap at 20 and to let 'er rip.
-3-rd Burst
3-rd burst is illegal almost everywhere, but is kinda fun messing around in the backyard. No setup is required for 3-rd burst.
-Full Auto
Full auto is probably the most fun to mess around with. The manual tells you the correct settings for NXL Full-Auto, but you can modify these however you want, which is very fun. Set the sustain rate to 1, # of shots to enter firing mode to 1, and cap it at 20? I think so. Illegal, yes. Fun, yes.
-Rebound (ramping)
Ramping is by far the most entertaining to use at fields. The manual tells you the requirements for PSP and Millenium, but like Full Auto, those are completely adjustable.
Of course, the board has dwell settings, all that basic stuff. I found my Ion works great around 30 (dwell).
The board has BSA (bolt stick adjustment) to counter for first-shot drop. You want to get this as low as possible to avoid hot-gun penalties.
That concludes my Review of my Blackhearted Ion, and I will continually be updating this with edits telling about each day I use it, what the pros and cons are.
Thanks for reading, and I hope this might've influenced you to purchase a Blackhearted Ion of your own!
-Matt (AKA M98Man)
Blackheart Ion
Blackheart Ion
Thanx A LOT Predator14 
